Sati~~ I ask myself that same exact question. Why doesn't he chose me and his answer is because we are to far apart. I thought love would be enough but I guess I was wrong, so now I am just going to walk away. I guess time will tell if he was the right one!
How about a list of all the poets here? I was picking poets and reading their submissions but to finish I'll have to wait until they post again!And I know it will take me more than a month to read all so I'll have to wait yet again.
In my poem 'HOW', the word is 'odors' not 'ordors'.Sorry.
Kirk; Oh My! I started playing with the Google search engine and it's just TOO COOL! Thank you for that one! bk
*grin* Kirk I just read your 'other' site... thunderstorms... what an excellent way to end the day! I'm SO hanging out for photos, do we have to wait til after the honeymoon?? do we? huh?
Deevaa~ Your artwork is beautiful...'Come Here' is so very amazing...I love it! Love and light, Ali
Congrats Kirk and Mo---- May the road rise up to meet you, always..... Love, Gala
Holy Moly Catwoman, uh, I mean, Dee... your latest paintings are exquisite. I love "Come Here". She is so much more detailed in the face than your normally paint. I can see a 'specific' woman lying there.
Kirk and Mo- CONGRATULATIONS! Kirk, your blog promises a fun-filled extravaganza. A Wedding to remember, for sure! ALL the best, k
Deevaa, I am so impressed with your artwork!!! Where can I look at more? I have such respect for people with artistic talent! You seem to have a LOT of it. :-) ~Violet
Thanks for all the well wishing... I'm in a super super hurry but I got the July blender digest up. Some details of the wedding there...
Congratulations to all the FRONT PAGERS! Nice work this month! Yes indeed I think you are right Kirk, the work just keeps getting better here! Deevaa; Wow! Incredible work you're doing there! Looks like love agrees with you. Kirk & Mo; HAPPY HONEYMOON!!!! (We'll all see you when you get here...ha ha!) Ali; 'Like a Feather,' was very good. Enjoyed it very much. bk
Kirk and Mo~ Have a wonderfull honeymoon!!!! Congrats to all the front pagers!!! Great job!!! B.K.~ Thanks!!! =) Love and hope, Ali
Kirk; Congratulations to you and Mo! Happy Honeymoon! Oh yes, and, 'Thanks,' for the front page pick. To all the wonderful blender writers, I love you all and look forward to reading your work daily. This is my favorite place to read and write and "Congratulations, To All The Front Pagers!" (Is this ever Cool or what?)
Kirk -- thanks for the Digest space! Given the superlative quality of the Digest picks, past and present, I am both honored and humbled. All who commented on "Mile Markers" -- thanks! Putting words around an emotion in such a way that other people recognize it ("Hey! I know that feeling!") is a tricky thing and I'm always grateful when I manage to do it. Harem -- Author of "The Friend Who Just Stands By" is B. Y. Williams. I don't know when it was written but I've got it in an anthology dating from 1965, so it's at least that old. Tanq -- will search out Amanda Marshall as soon as the old bank account can support it, thanks for the recommendation. 4 Wine Bottles, eh? This Great-Songs-To-Be-Lonely-To scale is no doubt something to which we could all contribute one or two tunes...
Does anyone know of a recording of "You will be the Light?" I heard Emmylou Harris sing it on a PBS Irish program but I have searched in vain for a recording by anybody. Finding the lyrics here was an unexpected gift. Thanks.
Kirk: Congratulations on the beginning of long and lasting wedded bliss! And as a frontpage virgin, I can't describe the thrill of returning from 8 days in Alaska (gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous) to see my scribbles "up in lights". I bow deeply to the august company of frontpagers past & present! deevaa: Love the watercolors! I've been doodling this image lately: two figures, facing each other, hips together (one sitting on the other), knees bent so their feet touch too, holding hands, leaning away from each other so their arms are outstretched and their heads tilted back to the sky. If I can figure out how to get something scanned in here, I'll post it. Missed the blender when I was cruisin' the fjords, but it gave me some ethereal beauty to incorporate into future musings . . .
Thanks to Echolocation - For the information about - "The Friend Who Just Stands By" I appreciate your taking the time to research and share. It's good to know, who wrote it. It is one of my favorites ! ! ! *Wink ~Harem~ ..
Shayan- I always thought love would be enough to overcome anything. If they are not willing to try do you think it is because they are not in love? To me once I feel love comeing up inside me nothing is impossible, I guess that is not the same for everyone, or they don't feel the same about me (and in my situation I know that is the case). I am not completely walking away just keeping one foot in because people change so you never know what may happen, but I am no longer holding my breath. I still believe that if two people have a strong enough connection it will work it's self out in time.
Yippee! Gala's back! Gala's back!! :-)
HUG WHITNEY! HUG DEE! HUG ALI, and BK and KEV, and hi everybody... I'm getting ready to leave for a Florida trip. Gala needs some R&R...but I wanted to drop by and say love ya all... Got the biopsy results Friday---BENIGN! A cyst with attitude. My special thanks to Dee and all of who kindly inquired. It was a scary time for me... Dee Girl? You kept me sane...and I love you lots. Ali? Rainbows right back at you! Gala PS TANQ honey----HUG! Where have you been?
Please keep Allie and Michael in your thoughts and prayers... they're stuck in that purgatory we call writer's block... perhaps that's the wrong word... hold on... no, i'm not blocked, i'm scared. i'm scared I will do an unjustice to these two people who are quickly (and hauntingly) becoming real to me. They will return soon to those of you who care. BOB will rise again! i hope... to all the front pagers... i believe this is the possibly the best yet... i was awestruck... thank you ALL for being a constant ray of sunshine in my cubicle. SH
Kirt, Thank you for including me in the Digest with all those true poets. I am honored. But even more, thank you for incuding those of S.E.Gamble;he was my Grandfather. To the real poets here,and by that I mean all of you,thank you for hours of laughter and tears.And I just learned how to get to past Digests so I have months of reading to do.
Gala m'dear, I'm still around. Lurking... never far. I'm so very glad to see you back... Thanks and praises for your good news! Thank you for "In Love with the Words." -tc
Gala~ Damn lady, you are beautiful...Always is your writing meaninfull, and exquisitely written...=) wistful~ 'Glacier Beauty'...WOW...astounding... Love and dreams, Ali
Gala... I keep you sane? haha........... right! I just wanna say......... 15 days..... 15 days and I am with my lover again.... not that I'm counting....noooooooo........ its not been more than a 100 days since I've seen him.... and I'm not THAT excited. *smirk*
i just wanted 2 know if there where any teen s out ther my age i'm 17 is there anyone out there that age or 16 talk 2 me
I blew the ending of 'The Torrid Zone.' Should have said Our's blissfully entwined In love's tropical zone Hey Kirk, how about an EDIT Zone..ha! Gala; Oh Darlin, what wonderful news! That will make your trip all the brighter. Your last two poems were beautiful. Have a wonderful time! h; Your writing is wonderful as usual, have been missing you, glad you are back. bk
B.K. Thanks for the sweet comment... Creativity is triggered when I cannot see her for a long time... h.
spheroid~ 'broken heart anthem' was very good...keep posting! sati~ 'Fire'...amazing! Very well written...=) Love and promise, Ali
er, excuse me...how do i post a digital artwork in .jpg file? :-) thanks in advance.
To Galadrial: Oh my god! At the risk of sounding overdramatic I think you just reached inside my heart and put my emotions into words with "In love with the words". You've said how I'm feeling more perfectly than I ever could and it makes me sad to say that I am not alone in my pain, but than I think how else could this beautiful poem have come about? Thank you, and keep searching, there's so much more than words out there. Much love and respect, Haley
I've been away for far too long! CONGRATS to the newly weds!!! -Jenna-
Hey all! I know I'm being a geek but I just couldn't resist the siren call of the internet cafe here in Mexico (and Mo is fessin' up and saying it was her suggestion anyway) Having a great time, Gala, so glad to hear the good news about the results. Also (putting on my blender-keeper hat, sort of) glad to see a few familiar voices back here on the board... -Kirk, trying to get use to the keyboard de español...
to add an image in your submission you have to click the 'raw html' button and code in the whole work. The code for an image is this: <img src="name_of_your_image_here.jpg"> the image has to be uploaded to your own site first. dee
thanks for the frontpage pick, kirk. and congrats. :) and welcome back, jenna! :) - dev0n
Hi Jenna! I missed you too.
I love this site! The poems are just fabulous! I'm soooo glad I surfed in!
Kirk- Internet cafes in Mexico! Tell Mo she rocks! Now get back to the honeymooning!!!
Harem~ 'A Reason To Love Darkness'...Great job!! truelies~ Your newest sub(whose title escapes me)was very good...I really liked it a lot...Keep up the wonderfull work! Love and raindrops, Ali
harem~ i liked your latest. :-)
Zero #1 - My Choice My Decision is great. Ali - Your bump to it is also excellent. I have been on both sides and I think you've both done a fantastic job capturing the feelings involved in such a situation. Thanks to you both!
To all who post here, I have been reading your work here for the last 4 months or so, and I want to tell you all that you have been such a source of comfort and inspiration to me. My romantic life has been quite a roller coaster ride for the last year and a half. At times, it has been unspeakably difficult to bear, and at other (all too brief) times, it has been unimaginably blissful. Being able to read your work has taught me that I'm truly not alone in how intense and overwhelming my emotions can be. I've learned that the intensity of my emotions is really a gift, and that has inspired me to begin to write poetry about them. Being able to post these poems on the blender is like standing on a mountain top and shouting about it at the top of my lungs, to an audience that actually listens and understands. It is such a release. So, thanks to all, and especially to Kirk for providing this forum. I know that I will grow as a person and as a writer through reading and posting here for a long time to come...
flash~ Thanks! Glad you liked it!! And I read what you wrote about the Blender...Shouting from the top of a moutain...I agree!!!This is a great place, isn't it?!?! Love and royal purple, Ali
Tanqueray Cowboy; both haiku are so lovely, you made me cry..sigh. I have to try one too I think...lol bk
Hey all, Love all the Haiku's that people are posting at the moment! Especially the recent's by: B.K (loved Starry eyed and Reflected by Two) and the one's by Ali and Tanqueray Cowboy too. Tanqueray Cowboy - loved Choices LOADS! And Ali - thanks for the compliment on the poem too bab. Love the haiku's! Luv and hugs -x-x-x-
FLASH---Thanks! I'm really glad that you liked it. You are right about this place too..it's not even so much of a place really,,it's more like an open ear..it won't ever stop listening. (and sometimes, that's all we need!) Zero #1
Ali---Wow,,,what is there to say to that? I'm talking about that bump you did on my poem...*gasp* ....*sigh*I feel like I just got done watching sleepless in seatle...I'm all warm and fuzzy..(smile =) Spoken straight to my heart....Great job!
Zero~ Thanks!! I'm very glad that you liked it!! I happened to have some amazing inspiration...=) Love and dreams, Ali
Zero~ I just read 'Street Lamp Confessions'...and all I can say is wOw...WoW...WOW...Great job! =) Love and starlight, Ali
Elaina & Blue sky- Thank you for posting Scared to Loose you. I know this feeling all to well, I have decided just to let him go and hope some day he will want to return, we can all dream right? To everyone- Thank you for your comments. It has meant more then mear words could express since I feel as if I am among artist to which I could never compare. Thank you, I will never be able to say it enough. Life is a fantasy that you make into reality, Sati
Michael T - I absolutely *love* differential! It is so creatively silly! I bet you had fun writing that one... >flash
Tanqueray Cowboy ~ I loved choices. beautiful! *sigh*
Tanqueray Cowboy ~ I loved 'choices'. beautiful! *sigh*
Sati- Thank you so much, I've had this intense writers block for almost two months now, and I'm trying to get back in the swing of things. Goodnight kiss- I'm 17, you can e-mail me at princess_ballerina@excite.com, if you want. xoxo Elaina
TJ Holland -- "Hearts of Birds and Children" is lovely, so eloquent. Thank you!
Elaina- I know how that feels, I had writer's block for about four years. What got me back into it was I met someone who made it ok to feel again, and all these feelings came rushing through me and with it the words to write. I have wrote this much for years, it is great because it lifts the world off my shoulders if only for a few seconds. MJ- Thank you for all the inspiration, you showed me how to breath once again. ~Sati~
Elaina- I know how that feels, I had writer's block for about four years. What got me back into it was I met someone who made it ok to feel again, and all these feelings came rushing through me and with it the words to write. I have wrote this much for years, it is great because it lifts the world off my shoulders if only for a few seconds. MJ- Thank you for all the inspiration, you showed me how to breathe once again. ~Sati~
Echolocation ~ thank you for your comment on Hearts of Birds and Children. Sometimes I feel invisible here, and encouragement is like a cool glass of water on a blistering day. So, thanks! Kirk ~ Thanks for another Front Page Pick. I'm honored and you're definately a tall drink of water! h. ~ Red Moon was the best work I have seen in a VERY long time! The IMAGERY is astounding! I was there, on the boat, as both of the lovers. And the way you likened the connection of the lover who was awake, to the lover who was asleep to the water, the ocean...the way they both possesed parts of that nature, it was so gentle and perfect. And to show the wakeful lover so saturated with the sleeping one, yet we find out that perhaps it cannot be this way, "And I cannot be / Within." ...You managed to capture the whole thing into a time of elusiveness and fleeting wateriness. It is difficult to create definate, solid imagery and emotion with such wispy, ghostlike words, but you did it! This one is getting printed out and posted where I can see it every day. It's calming, and it reminds me that I want a lover who will be that one, on the deck of a boat late at night, thinking of only me and the perfectness of his desire for me. Thank you. Teej
greysky~ 'sigh' was truly touching...god, it brought tears to my eyes...I really love it...thanks for posting it! Love and wonder, Ali
Echolocation: Thanks for posting "Mismatch(?)". I've got to look for "Grooks"! Dense and rich. (hmmm. I'm suddenly craving really good vanilla ice cream) I aspire to say as much with as little!
Ali---Yesterday's Comfort really hit a soft spot on me..don't ask me why,,,but it seems that we can relate quite a bit. I'm not going to discuss it here, but when I read "Unreasonable" I just about hit the floor...you really amaze me with your writing. Thank you for posting..=) Your's truly, Zero #1
TJ Holland... I have never had a detailed analysis on one of my poems before...that was really really flattering...and yes, I can say that it was the unresistable desire that made me write it on that boat...thank you very much for your comment...it was very encouraging... h.
Zero # 1~ Thank you for your wonderfull compliments...I agree with you, I think that we can relate to eachother...If you'd like to talk, my email is Windy357@aol.com...=) Love and grins, Ali
OK, so I have a question...Does anyone have the lyrics to that Ella Fitzgerald song, "I'll Take Manhattan"? I have a line from the song stuck in my head, but I can't find the lyrics anywhere...BOO!!! If anyone can help, I'd greatly appreciate it...Thanks! Love and smiles, Ali
Ali, try this link and scroll down to Manhattan http://www.thepeaches.com/music/ella/ to find your lyrics.
Madison~ You are an angel...Thank you!!!! Love and sunsets, Ali
truelies; Thanks, haiku is always a nice challenge. I like cinquain too. We need to try that again soon. Geeze, you know even spell check doesn't catch my boo boo's ha. Staring instead of starring..HA! I changed the ending while on line and left day in it too. bk
Oh Yeah, Madi ~ They both worked just fine...I'm not coming to Austin until it's 32 degrees now!!
Madison, Your poems are beautiful! Thank you! Especially the last one with the paiting of the lone boat1 Liz
Dear Madison, Your poems are beautiful! Thank you! Especially the last one, lovers annd other mirages, with the painting of the lone boat by M. Kiles, excellent painting too! Keep it up! Love your style of writing and use of words and metaphors. Totally awesome! Liz
thank you Liz. I let the artist know you admired his watercolor (we were on the phone as your message appeared) - the original was in color but I only sent the black/white/grey.
Madison; both poems were wonderful but 'Lovers and Other Mirages.' was just incredible.(The artwork is awesome!) brklynkid; 'Sigh,' was fresh and fun, thanks. Stevr; 'Explore,' was like you were somehow reading my mind.. wistful; Prelude to a Kiss, sigh, kissing poems are my weakness. I think if it's there, it's in his kiss. Tanqueray Cowboy; Don't tear up the pictures, it only prolongs the agony. Just hide them from yourself..ha Been there done that. I am amazed every day with song lyrics, some incredible poetry there. truelies; 'Now and Then,' is well done, enjoyed it, thanks. Aimee; Welcome to the blender, always good to see new poets here. Hey scqueen, why aren't you writing lately??? Miss your poems. GUPPY; if you are out there reading this, ET WRITE POEMS, write us some poems PLEASE! Slug and Megs; miss you both toooooooooo! I'm beginning to whine so I'll go quietly now..ha bk
violet~ 'Strawberry Ice Cream' was great...I know the exact feeling that you speak of...Very good...Thank you so much for posting it! Love and light, Ali
Hey people. Could you please leave a message on the board lettin me know which of my poems are good, or if you didnt like them, tell me, I want to know peoples opinions of them, cheers Deep luce Sea
Madison - really loved 'lovers and other mirages'. The words held so much meaning and the picture was beautiful and complimented it so well. I've not really taken much note of your work before (I hope that doesn't sound as offensive as i think it could do) but I'm certainly diving in to your past works to read more!!! Great stuff!
Dear Luce_Bruffel ~ it's very nice to see new people at the Blender site. And nice to see you here, specifically. To comment on your poems as you requested...the ideas are wonderful, and it seems you have some good insight to how you feel about things. For me, when I read certain poems that rhyme, I 'read' the undue effort the poet is exerting to try and fit his/her thoughts into what he/she thinks the rhyme pattern should be. So the poem ends up sounding 'forced' and it can tend to lose it's emotion and the natural stream of thought that it would otherwise have had if the poet didn't try so hard to make it rhyme. Most often, when a rhyme really works is when it ADDS to what the poem is saying, rather than detracting anything from it. Rhyming can be very useful in this way. Have you thought about trying a few 'stream of consciousness' poems and just writing all your thoughts out, then refining them to a few concise lines that really say something with a punch, neverminding if they rhyme? It could be fun!! Anyway, that's my input, for what it's worth! Keep on writing! Teej
truelies~ 'Now and Then' was excellent...I loved it! Love and smiles, Ali
Ali- I really loved, All That Matters. I can relate. Does it ever bother any of you that things could always be worse and things could always be better, no matter how much we think the situation moves, it's still right down the middle, because it can ALWAYS be worse and ALWAYS be better? Just a thought.
To Ali ~ Thank you for the comment dated July 5 - on "Reason to Love Darkness" - you are always so encouraging ! ! ! To Violet ~ Thanks for your words of support on 7/5/01. *Sigh To Pepper ~ "Floating Thru the Dark" - I really liked your references to feelings of flying, floating, and swimming - You are so right about those feelings - Great Job ! ! ! To Angieubaldo ~ "Well" was WELL written - Kinda Sad - but I do appreciate your ability to say so much in so few words - Excellent ! ! To Wistful ~ OUCH ! ! ! (My own special word to describe things that I really like) *Wink - You have managed to capture that special anxious faint-like feeling just before a kiss has been consummated..... BRAVO ! ! ! To Shayan73 ~ "Love Again" - Questions after loss, that so many people have to ask themselves - Well done - thanks for sharing.... ~Harem~ ~
To Wistful ~ "Prelude to Each Kiss" - was the poem that I previously commented upon..... Wow - this was hot !!! ... right on the spot.... You captured that wonderfully anxious moment one feels - before the kissing begins - OUCH.... To Stevr ~ "Exploring" was very thought provoking ! ! ! I especially liked the ending "Often when one goes out exploring, they lose what they have already discovered." So so true.... reminds me of a story that I was told when I was very little - of a dog who had a huge luscious bone - and seemed satisfied with it, until one day he saw his own reflection in a lake - thinking it to be another dog - he began to desire the other dog's bone - So he let go of his, in order to snatch the bone away from the dog in the lake - only to lose the one he had, as it fell to the bottom of the lake - and he wound up with nothing..... Thanks for sharing these with us ! ! ! ~Harem~ ~
To luce_bruffell ~ I loved the flowing tempo of "A Battle". To Tanqueray Cowboy ~ "Pictures" - Was Wonderful ! ! ! I could sense your deep feelings.... I have been there also, and have pictures from long ago - that I cannot bring myself to part with - Perhaps there is nothing wrong with keeping - what was once a very important part of your life.... Thanks for sharing - I really enjoyed it ! ! ! To Chris W ~ "Fate's Good Grace" - Was absolutely beautiful ! ! ! Your words floated me - and I like that ! BRAVO - Looking forward to more..... ~Harem~ ..
Elaina~ Love, love, love your quotes!!! Love and serenity, Ali
Elaina~ Glad you liked! =) =) =) Love and trust, Ali
To Violet ~ "RED" - Do NOT apologize for rhyming ! ! ! This was great - I LOVED it ! ! ! The words and phrases you chose and the beat was Superb ! ! ! To untamed bird ~ "Love Avenged" - was well written - but I sense some seethingly negative feelings here ...oil,tar,cement,darkness,revenge,tombs, VERY DEEP... You are very intense ! ! ! Your way with words - is astounding.... BRAVO... To galer ~ "Stranger" was erotically arousing... OUCH ! To Ali ~ "All That Matters" - was profoundly beautiful !! You express your inner feelings so well ..... To Wistful ~ "Reflections" - was so humorous but painfully true - You did a great job - showing - the way that other people see things, or see us - can be quite different from our own viewpoints - thanks for making us think ! ! To Raven ~ "Deeper" - made me sweat - Oh la oui !! I wish it were me - *giggle ~Harem~ ~
To Elaina ~ (blue sky to your clouds) ~ "Until Forever Fades Away " was Liltingly Lovely ! ! ! To Michael T ~ "Differential" - Very Amusing and Witty !!! To Zerch ~ Your submissions have been very enjoyable... "A Toast" - was not only written extremely well, but handled a most touchy subject with magnificent tact. A thought provoking piece showing the pitfalls of falling in love too easily - or too fast - CAUTION ! ! ! BRAVO ! To Greysky ~ "Sigh" - I can feel your tenderness.... I really can !! Your writing continues to be amazing.... To B.K. ~ "Reflected by Two" - Your talent really shows here..... You said so much with so little ! ! Excellent... ~Harem~ ...
Ali~ thank's for you comment on Straw. Ice Cream. :-) Harem~ I'm glad you liked 'RED' :-) I love all the great Haiku stuff you all have been posting! Keep up all of the beautiful submissions! :-)
BK~ Roller Coaster Kissing .... I loved the whimscal feel....great work Darlin'! Madison~ Wow.....your writing just gets tighter and better all the time. I loved all yourr latest...Brava! ***I've not been able to read a lot here lately, so please forgive the great ones I have not mentioned yet. I'll get back in the groove soon..... terry
To Flash ~ "Senseless" - reminds me of an old song - "All of Me - why not take all of me - take my lips, i'll never use them, take my arms - i'll only lose them, etc " - I know I have screwed it up - but you get the idea... Good Job ! ! ! To B.K. ~ "Deeply Twisted Love" - FANTASTIC !!! - Reminded me of when I used to see names carved on a tree with the heart and arrow - and how I used to wonder if they were still together.... To greysky ~ "RAVAGE" - WOW - What can I say ? ? ? except - I would love to meet the likes of you in a dark alley - You can rape me with your words, anytime... *giggle (saved by the giggle).... *Wink To Untamed Bird ~ "Make Me" is both CUTE and CREATIVE... To Zerch ~ "Two Simple Questions" - Definitely a 'Free Flowing Journey for the Heart' - Your writing is unique !! To Deevaa ~ "Getting Ready" and "Come Here" are terribly erotic - Your paintings are MAGNIFICENT !!! You seem to have captured 'R' and 'X' rated aura with PG paint.... These two are my favorites so far.... You just keep getting better and better.... WOW To Flash ~ "FAR" short but to the point! It's nice when you can feel so close to someone, even when they are not present.... good job ... To Dragonfleyes ~ "Barren Skin" was AWESOME - *Sigh To Kalea1969 ~ I loved the metaphor in "SUNBURN" - how someone who brings light and brightness into your life, can also burn you good !!! - ALSO - "CARESS MY SOUL" - read like an erotic diary - GREAT!! To ~*Truelies*~ - "THAT SCAR" , So many skeletons in each closet - baggage from the past - we will never know if someone doesn't want to talk about it. really made me think- I love the way it looked and read - thanks ! To h ~ "RED MOON" - OUCH !! I loved it.... I really did.. While reading it - I was the wind touching your rough face.... the wet waves beneath your feet.... and COULD feel your breath in my mouth - DOUBLE OUCH !! REMARKABLE !!! To Galadrial ~ "Love Sounds" was GREAT - BUT "IN LOVE WITH THE WORDS" was ABSOLUTELY BREATH-TAKING !! it was such pleasure to read - like floating effortlessly thru a waltz - but with so much meaning - HOW TRUE - that love should be more than words - so much more !!! You are one VERY talented lady !!!
Thanks Sequeen and dev0n for the welcome back. Sad to say, Im still a little too busy to be my "regular" self. Ahhh... I feel like such an outsider (or newbie... not that that is a bad thing :o)) Keep Writing Lots of Love, -Jenna-
Hi, thanx for the comment. I agree that all of my poems seem to rhyme, all in all I have written about 27 poems, the majority of them not rhyming. To be honest though, I think people relate to poems more when they are rythmic, otherwise, people lose track and understanding of the poem. They rhyme by chance more than anything, I get across how I was feeling at a particular time in my life using rhyme. The rhyming sequence is representative of my life, as it is always constantly on the go, if my poem didnt rhyme, it simply wouldnt be an image of the way I was feeling at that time. Check out my newest addition, cheers Deep Luce sea
To Smiling Kat ~ "How My Heart Works" is DELIGHTFUL !! and so you are a Smiling-type person... and it shows in your writing...... ~ ~ ~ Harem ~ ~ ~ .
Du'Doll--- I read "Not Coming". I Guess that was probobly what you called me about the other day. I'll try getting in touch with you sometime over the next couple of days. I think we need to talk! See ya, Hot Tomato!!! Zero #1--- Hey stranger! Welcome back to the Blender! I love your poem "Still Life Piano". I think I told you a long time ago that you are an excellent writer. I really meant it! It's good to see that you're taking a little time to express yourself again. Keep it up!!
Harem--- Thanks sooo much!!!! ;)
TJ!! I have written a new poem that I desperatly want your opinion on, please, sa what you really think, but this is one of the truset poems I have ever wrote, n it means so much to me, so dont be brutal!! go check it out hun!! its called "I MISS YOUR EVERYTHING" whatcha think?! deep luce sea
Carmen!!! Very insightful!! Like your work, what you think of mine, Im a new person to all this n I want to know what ppl think, cheers!! deep luce sea
Terry~ Glad to see you're back around!!! Missed you, dearie! Love and smiles, Ali
thank you terry, B.K., scqueen (? ha, or was that a thanks a lot, now I don't want to come to Texas? - hehe, the 104 degrees wasn't in Tx! it was in some vague Oklahomalocation) and ~*Truelies*~, I really appreciate hearing such gracious feedback. I think it somehow helps to keep the motivation alive. Hey, almost forgot to tell you, I lost my job today! woohoo! going to go celebrate : )
Harem; Thank you so much, you always have such a way with words and compliments that are always very encouraging to us all. Madison; Congratulations on your job loss, ha, last time that happened to me I wrote some of my best poems ha ha. Guess it gave me more time for erotic thought ha ha. TERRY! Darlin, where you been?? I need your head to bounce off of, you know how much you have always inspired me. Get in here and write for us again. bk
rainh20; I loved both poems, but 'Dysfuntion,' was my favorite, please write more for us. bk
luce_bruffell ~ I'm so glad that you didn't take offense to my comments! How refreshing to be able to provide what someone asks for without retribution! I read the new poem and I liked it very much. To me the rythm was more natural and appealing. And of course, rythm IS different than rhyme. One thing I tend to do when writing, is to "free-fall" write, which is what I suggested you try (in my other comment). I do that and then am sure to spend a while working out the bugs...refining it. I'll read it out loud a million times...change things a bit, be sure the rythm, grammar, ideas are all there and good. It makes for a fine finished product (even then I don't call it close to perfect). I guess that is why I don't submit many poems any more. I don't have as much time to work on them this way, and I'd rather have one really good one, than 15 sloppy ones. (though sometimes I just can't wait to get one on the Blender!!) Anyway, some of the things I liked best about your poem were the similies and metaphors. For example; "visable to my waterfall eyes"...what a line!! And this one... "Banish the longing of one single kiss/Demolish the addiction of your touch"...it says so much for the way we feel when we want someone desperately. And the line about 'haunt my sterilized soul', I liked that idea alot- I think I have a sterilized soul! Hahahaha!! This line..."Every memory of us together laughs in my face" really brought stuff back to me. It is so true how my memories of my ex-husband just laugh in my face. You hit that one on the head for me! So.............sorry I rambled on so much. You're fun to talk about poetry with because you know how to take comments. Thanks for being you! -Teej
rainh2o~ I like your work...Keep posting! Love and light, Ali
Sorry, quick test: The Real Message [2001.05.29.21.19.13812]
Okay, all you fabulous poets out there: I have a challenge for you! [insert medieval jousting fanfare here] We've all had fun with the haiku. Some of you reached amazing depths in these brief but beautiful expressions of your souls. But now . . . NOW . . . I throw down the gauntlet: a new challenge to all of you! BWAHAAHAAHAAHAAA! (Maniacal laughter does not translate very well to writing, does it?) Over the last couple of months, I've been toying with this form: Using a phrase or series of words that expresses a particular thought or emotion as the first letters of the lines of a poem. Then the text of the poem either supports/describes/details that thought/emotion, like Gone , or if you prefer irony (and who doesn’t?), directly contradicts it (see The Real Message ). So when you read the first column of letters in the poem from top to bottom, it’s like a hidden message, a punchline to a joke, or the answer to a riddle. I’m sure this form has a name, but I’m not quite literate enough to know what it is . . . extra points to anyone who names it! Anyhoo, that’s the challenge. Write one of these little poems, will ya? I don’t have a prize or anything, but I’m sure you’ll earn the vast and undying admiration of your peers for stepping up to the plate. Come on, I dare ya. I double-dog dare ya! I’ll even start you off: Too Busy To Miss You. (Bonus to anyone who’s already figured out that this is just one more ploy to keep myself from missing my sweetie while he’s away . . .help!)
been playing with Kirks date tool.... it is soooooo much fun... and here are the official stats.... it has been 119 days since I saw my guy last. it is 9 days before I see him again. 34 days before his birthday.... and 99 days to go till mine (he is coming here next for my birthday) 164 days since you we first met, but best of all, its only 168 days until his ETA in NZ....
Jenna (Holland); We've never met, but it is because of you that I've been posting to the love blender! Some months back, you posted two works by a mutual friend. When he & I started dating, he did a google search on my name, and since I do a lot of community theatre, he found a bunch of reviews and pictures of me on the web. So when I returned the favor and looked up *his* name, I found his poems that you posted on the love blender. Then I started reading, and got hooked. I hadn't tried poetry since middle school, but this same mutual friend was a form of muse to me in the brief but heady time of our fling. Check out my poems about him, and see if you can guess who it is . . .You glow brightly, my love , The whirlwind , Elegy for a Muse , and Online Love . (BTW, we're still friends. He agreed to stay my muse, and help me develop as a poet) :-)
Ali~ Thank you so much for the welcome again. Illness has kept me away from both the web and writing for a while. BK~ I'll give it a go as soon as my muse awakens, Darlin'. Sorry about that last one...it was a downer I know. t.
Ali~ Thanks, how are you? Harlem~ Thank you for reading my stuff. xoxo elaina
witty ~ thanks for transient and discontent . I love your rhythm and rhyme. :-) kev ~ nice to see you're still here. :-) I hope lit up was well recieved. Terry ~ glad to see you are back! what was wrong? Flash ~ Far -- I know that feeling all too well. :-) It's good to see new and old "faces". Kirk ~ Hope the honeymoon is going/went well.
Hey all, B.K ~ thanks for the appretiative comment on my one piece of work. Ali ~ thank you as always for liking my stuff! It always amazes me when people say they like something of mine, especially as usually they like the work I'm not too sure on. Thanks! Harem - Thank you, I'm glad you liked 'That Scar'. He finally told me what it was and all I can say is OUCH, it must a hurt!!! Wistful - A note on your challenge. I believe the form is called acrostic, or in this case single acrostic. It's a good challenge I must agree. I have used acrostic poems before, only no one ever seems to notice! :-) So I gave up trying them, but it'll be good to have another go. I haven't got time to write all the poems I've read and liked, and there's quite afew, so perhaps later I will. Luv -x-x-x-
Rainh20~ You have so blown me away with your two submissions, Dysfunction and True Love!!! Simple yet powerful. Do you have anymore you can share with us????
Stevr; EXPLORING.... remarkable, although the ending suggests that one had exclusive possession of what they found.... in which case they should/would not have been exploring in the first place.
Geeze I almost forgot here. I am just worn out down here from the heat and working overtime, forgive all my booboos lately, I promise to strive to get it right..ha ha ha Anyway our own Kevin is having some knee surgery today and I want to wish him the best of luck and good wishes and tell him I am thinking about him lots today..Big Hug Kev and Kiss too!! bk
Elaina (Blue Sky...), I really like your last three submissions, especially "All I'm Asking." I think I know *exactly* how you feel, it is so hard to understand why people can't or won't tell you why they left. I went through it a few months ago, and it nearly killed me. I, like you, knew that she would never love me. All I wanted to know was what happened, so I could have some closure, and some peace (I tortured myself wondering what it was I had done...). Five months went by, we talked a few times, and all she gave me were lies or half-truths at best. Nothing she said made any sense. It just didn't add up. So the other day, I finally got a letter from her explaining the whole thing. All of a sudden everything she said or did since the day she left made sense to me. I can't say it hurts any less, since in my mind she overreacted, but at least I have that closure, and I feel like I can finally begin to move on. It's funny how she thought that not telling me the truth would protect my feelings, when it had the exact opposite effect. It was as if she didn't even respect or care about me enough to give me the truth. She didn't realize that the truth was the medicine I needed to finally heal the wound. But, as I've come to understand, she was just so afraid. Sometimes people have been hurt so much when they have told the truth in the past, so they try to protect themselves with lies. I have been there, too... so I understood where she was coming from. Well, I just wanted to let you know I relate to what you are going through. And I hope you get the answers you seek... but if you don't, remember that his ability to tell the truth has nothing to do with you. It's not something you did or said wrong that keeps him from being honest. It is a pain or fear that he just can't face right now... unfortunately, that is all too common in life. Not all of us have the courage to wear our hearts on our sleeves... Peace to you, Flash
Harem and MichaelT: Thanks so much for your comments on my latest work... it means a lot to me to hear that someone relates... Peace, Flash
Hi everyone! Thanx tj! thought it was one of my better poems PLease please please please could I have other peoples opinions!! I seriously want to know what people think of them! Oh and whoever wrote "a friend that just stands by"-its really good, I like it a lot!! As I love "senseless!!!! Its amazing!!!!! Can I have a comment from the likes of harrem, or BK, or blue skies to your clouds, I really would love to know what you think n if you have any improvements you think I should make?!?!!?! Thanx Deep luce sea
Flash~ Thanks. As soon as you explained your situation, it made me realize that, that's exactly what's happening in mine. Thanks for reading my stuff, and relating. xoxo Elaina
luce_bruffell - I liked your latest poem 'I miss your everything'. It's really different to the other works you've submitted. I'm not a big fan of sterile rhymes - I mean rhymes that just seem to be there to rhyme, and don't take it bad when perhaps I say I thought this a little in your first few subs... but I REALLY like the new piece! Perhaps the sterile rhymes was harsh - I guess to be more precise it's just a personal preference (even tho i'm guilty of the rhyme thing myself). I hope this kinda makes sense to you, cus Im confused. Anyways, basically I loved the new poem because it's just rich with images and just has a good flow and I just luved it! Luv -x-x-x-
Hey Kirk, Is there a button or banner that I could use to link this site on my links page? Right now, it is only a text link. I ask because I think The Blender deserves much better than a mere text link. You can see for yourself here: http://www.angelfire.com/art/jahpoetryonline/links.html Please repond... you can email me at jhardylbg@hotmail.com Your Partner in Poetry, Max-Rom aka Joseph Allen Hardy
Savannah~ Beautiful...I love 'Bob'...Keep up the great writing! Gala~ 'Wash Day'...Extraordinary...You are so very amazing... scqueen~ 'Foglifter' was wonderful...moving...WOW... Love and truth, Ali
Me aka Niki- I love the end of my revenge, I know how you feel have been in a very similar situation. I really wanted to get him back but I couldn't bring myself to stoop that low. ~Sati~
Elaina~ Eh, I'm doing alright...sort of...how 'bout you? You holding up okay? Love and light, Ali
max-caress and pretzels, *smiles!* niki- i loved yer revenge... hey everyone, i would love to comment on eveything, but i only had time to read a few for the night, but ill have time later i hope, and ill catch up. but i love everything ive read so far. keep it up! *<with marshmellows>*
Ali~ I'm sorry you are not fantastic. Well, I'll just say stupid boy hasn't gotten any smarter. xoxo elaina
Flash~ I would made me cry, and it was just so beautiful and true. I really can relate, yet relate to the person you wrote that for. If you don't mind my asking when was this love and how long before you realized that you could love back...if you ever did. xoxo elaina
Wistful ~ wow! Such emotion comes through on "Betrayed"! I liked it very much! And then I went to look at your other works and saw "Waiting Game"...was that about the same person? If so, were you able to see the 'betrayal' coming, knowing what you knew while you played the waiting game? Or has hindsight reared it's head here? wow. I'm sorry you're hurting, but the poem that came out of it was powerful. -Teej
To Wistful ~ "BETRAYED" - was GREAT !!! It amazed me, how I felt a rhyme that wasn't there ..... Or was it ??? It matters not, but the genius of the writing made me feel a soothing flow of words - with a message resounding clear as a bell.... Thank you so much !!! ~Harem~ .
Max-Rom: Well, there's http://loveblender.com/blimage/lebanner4.gif Or you can use the frontpage's moving blender, or the small little blender that's at the bottom of like the comments page. http://www.angelfire.com/art/jahpoetryonline/links.html... that's a pretty...overwhelming kinda page...
Untamed Bird ~ I LOVED 'Watermelon Dancers' :-)
Hmm. After I installed the User system here, I noticed a bit of a decrease in the number of posts to the board; seems like it was temporary,judging by the last week or so here on the board.
Thx 2 Sati and Hot chocolate for your nice comments!:))
Hey Blenderites!! I need some advice: I have so many snippets and short poems that I wish could make them a complete work. Maybe I am trying to hard. Or maybe, I just need to do something special to "jumpstart" my thoughts. Whatever it is, I need some advice nonetheless. So, if you have a suggestion to bring out the feelings in myself, please respond to this post. Your Partner in Poetry, Max-Rom ;)
Kirk; I think you just forgot to twirl your finger around and say, "Talk amongst yourselves." HA! I think it just took getting used to the new thing a ma jig thats all. Harem; Thanks, I think I was just in a Stephen King mood when I wrote 'Love Avenged' Ha Maybe too much water on the brain who knows. I was mad when I wrote 'Make Me,' but I just can't stay mad at him, it's useless,(sigh) SCQueen; Thank you so much. 'Watermelon Dancers,' was just writing something quick to amuse someone I love very much as I was running out the door. Funny how that works.
Harem~~Thanks for the support. It really means alot when others like your work. All~~~~Everyone keep up the good work...I really enjoy all of the poems
well im trying to read everything in one hour every night. its not going too smoothly. but i want to encourage ali and harem, you guys both submit a lot and i love seeing your names as i scroll. i love the styles! off to bed (im all about fragments right now) ((if they bother you too much just tell me)) *<on ice>*
ahem...hi folks...
GUPPY!!!!!!! HUGHUGHUG! Missed you grand swimmer! Gala
First off, thanks to everyone who accepted my acrostic challenge! (And thanks to ~*Truelies*~ for knowing what they're called!) It was great fun reading them; I hope they were as fun to write. Wild~flower, Ali, ~*Truelies*~, B.K.: thanks for playing with me! (beats playing with myself ;-p) Teej: Yes, some powerful emotions were flowin' last night when I wrote "Betrayed". It's amazing what hormones and sleep-deprivation can do! Also, yes, you are very perceptive: "The Waiting Game" was written about the same guy. Actually, so were "Worth the Wait", "My Heart Sings", "Mine!", "Something Tells Me", and "Holding Air". But truth be told, the betrayal I felt was mostly self-anger because he's away on vacation, I'm obsessing, and I suspect he may be running scared from me: too much, too soon. We'll see. ~Harem~: Thanks for the kind words about "Betrayed". Whenever I write from a 'real' spot, the words just pour out. This one was a 10 minute spew. And yet, you're right, it *almost* rhymes. [insert Twilight Zone music here]. Your comment about the message resounding like a bell was very insightful; I hadn't even noticed myself that the word 'betrayed' was tolling like a death-knell. Your own prolificness is a constant amazement!
greyskies; 'whirlwind,' was one of the best love poems that you have written yet. Wow, I love that one! GUPPY; So glad to see you back here, have missed you a bunch! And on Friday the 13th too..ha. 13 has always been my lucky number. 'les trebuchet' is just marvelous. Hey Kev; How's the knee? Hang in there Darlin! Gala; So tell us woman how was your trip? Don't tell us much, only the juicy stuff..ha. Hey you all, anybody got a natural solution to get rid of ants. No chemicals, just something that makes them go bye bye fast?? My voo doo ant doll just isn't working here. bk
To greysky ~ Woooo !!! I felt your bump !!! It was so beautiful, as all your writing is..... Thanks for the bump. ~Harem~ ~
To greysky ~ Woops, forgot to add, that I liked being compared to a hurricane - tickled my fancy !!! ~Harem~
I am looking for the e-mail address of "Ali" who submitted a poem called "The Want of You," by Ivan Leonard Wright. Thank you, Jean Nathan@aol.com
GUPPY! les trebuchet is awesome! A great piece for a great return ....
Gupster ~ You little shit, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN??? :-) I missed you!
...and how weird, I bought 3 Lucinda cd's last night and I thought about you. Must be the Friday the 13th thing.
zero #1- missed ya, nice to see ya around again guppy- always been my favorite *<with milk>*
guppy~ Glad to see you back!!! zero # 1~ 'If Only She Could Hear My Thoughts'...OK, wow...you are amazing...your writing is...wow...Keep up the great work!! Love and dreams, Ali
Guppy ~ Welcome! Missed ya!
Well, if Guppy is back in the water, that must mean it is safe again!!! I suppose that I should try to be around more, although the last 3 days it has been rather difficult to gimp all the way to the puter. Thanks for missin' me, b.k... Sometimes I think out of *site* makes me out of mind! Or maybe just out of MY mind!
Dragonfleyes--- 'A Variation on the Word Sleep' really got to me this morning. Don't know wether it wasn't because my coffee hadn't kicked in yet or what, but it really stuck in my mind. Kind of like sweet blackberry juice on the favorite T,,,You did a wonderful job with the imagery too. I felt like I was so a part of that one....I don't quite know what it is yet that I love about this single one,,,but I do need to convey my utmost thanks to you for submitting...I think it was just what my young heart needed to hear. Thanx. =) Ali--- Are you like looking through my windows? How in the world you post stuff on here that is somehow related (even if in some weird way) to the way that I feel on the inside. And God, if I'm not still stuck on 'It's Only Silence',,,, The total wave of that one still has me knocked off my feet and wading in the shallows. It's great,,I wouldn't even hesitate to call it fantastic.
nalfaro 336----- 'Our Story' ummm,,if that's really going on then ROCK ON! Good luck to whomever it may concern! Hell, even if it's not actually going on, ROCK ON! It's wonderful to hear stuff like that. Makes me wanna do the Charleston in my speedos down in front of the coffee shop! So, I guess I'll quit being a mushy-luv stuff sap for a minute and just say again, ROCK ON!!!! (can't get enough of good stuff like this one!) Thanks for posting! *peace sing*
ALI---Hey, my email won't let me write messages, (it's getting on my nerves, but I can read them at least, if you wanna write that is..my email is soul_shine_k@hotmail.com.
Guppy! Yay! I love you work, I'm glad you've returned! ~kiwi
In response to your journal entry Deevaa... Embrace your curves woman! :-) I'm sure when he sees you, he'll fall in love all over again! Hang in. ;-) PS: typo in above message should read: "your work" ;-)
2 Deevaa~ I loved your journal entery But i don't think that you should worry about what your love will say! I'm sure that after he'll see you again and having spent time apart from you he'll think that your more beautiful then you ever were:) Good luck! Lots-a-luv Niki*
Zero#1 - ummm...you're right! you're coffee must not have kicked in even yet...'A Variation on the Word Sleep' is by Margaret Atwood. She's an author. A very good one. She wrote one of my favorite stories "Stone Angel". It's full of that imagery and symbolism. Check it out! (heheheee...you're so cute!)
wow. thanks everybody for the warmth. i just decided to take a break from the blender for a bit. i was both uninspired and annoyed by the bickering going on around here a few months back. not how i like to relax. i'm still fairly uninspired to write much, but i'd best pump a few out here and there before i forget how to write altogether. hope everybody is well...and kevin, what's up with the gimping around? gup
and another thing... kirk and mo...a late, but sincere congrats and best wishes to both of you gup
Kev~ Hope you knee feels better soon!!!! (((HUGS))) Love and light, Ali
B.K. -- Are your ants indoors or outdoors? If they're indoors, you can try green sage -- just scatter the leaves around in the area where you find the ants. If you can get them where you are, you could also try what we in the Midwest used to call hedge apples -- they're actually the fruit of a tree, their real name is osage orange. They're about the size of big oranges, wrinkly, look sort of like a brain. I know they work on crickets but I'm not sure about ants. Let me know if you have any success!
Dee~ Sweetheart.....quit worrying about weight....you are a beautiful woman! i AM SENDING BEST WISHES INTO THE UNIVERSE FOR YOUR FATHER.... TERRY
BK ~ A lady from TN told me once to scatter dry eggshells to prevent ants. Never tried it but we have them bad in CA too. Rain brings them in during winter especially. Hi Terry ~ Nice to see 'the gang' is back around here. Maybe I'll be more inspired too now.
Truelies ~ 'You Make Me Want To' was great!
Harem: Thanks, Mahalo for ur comment. U got exactly what I felt when I wrote my poems.. I feel all of what I write acts as a journal of what is going on in my life.. Lately it has been what has been going on in my love life..lol.. But hey, it is a learning experience, and makes for great poetry, because when I am full of emotions...I may burst.. I write. I have tp say it does mean something to me when, others who do write comment on my work. I haven't done it for a long time, and still feel new to it. I have only been doing this for a year or two. Most of what I write comes from journal entries.. or just plain emotion.. that happens to rhyme..lol...
scqueen - thanks! Glad you liked it. Luv -x-x-x-
zero # 1~ Stop writing such amazing stuff!! LOL...You keep astounding me, you know that...WOW... Love and light, Ali
Hey Gup; We don't care what you write, give us your laundry and grocery lists..ha just write for us. And yes maybe the muckrakers will leave us alone with Kirks new system in place.*** Chris; Misti's writing is still powerful, seems she enjoys taking us through the darker shades. Hope you will post more for us. Keeperofthegloom; You made me cry this morning, so you have to be someone I know. Not many can do that. Echolocation and SCQueen; I've tried cinnamon and it works for a bit and then they just find another way in. I love the idea of sage leaves, will try that. We do have hedgeapples here but the only things I've ever used them for are catapulting as a kid. SC, I like the idea of egg shells around the house. That would put nutrients into the soil. Will try that one for sure. I also got a recipe, you take hot peppers and onions and put them in water for two weeks and then spray the water where ever you see them. Going to try this too. These devils have annoyed me for too long now but I like them better than the poisons they want to kill them with. Thank You Both! bk
hot chocolate~ Thanks for your comment on July 13...I completely missed it! That'll teach me to read the board without having my coffee first! LOL...Thanks for the encouragement! Love and smiles, Ali
BK, not sure if "muckrakers" is the term you're looking for, since they were the ones is when raking through the muck, looking to expose corruption and other bad things to the public view. Perhaps "muckslingers" is closer to what you're looking for? (I still like the concept of "drive-by shoutings", one little vowel switch can be a lot of fun.) In any case, I'm pretty happy with how the system's worked out so far. While it's hardly bulletproof, it does make doing irritating things anonymously from an absolutely trivial task to one taking a bit of work... It had some other nice benefits as well, letting someone see all the works of an author's account. (I didn't go out of my way to enforce one blender account per e-mail address, though I don't like when people abuse playing with multiple net personalities.)
Ali, girl! You and I must love the same artists!! Matchbox 20 and now Sarah McLaughlin!! Cool! -Teej
wind~ 'I Wait' was beautiful...Keep posting!! Love and dreams, Ali
TJ~ *digging through my cds*...God, I haven't listend to Sarah in, well, forever! Now, I just have to! LOL!!! Love and life, Ali
I'm back, more or less. No more Kim Wu or Alexander Newfield or Koko Loko or Braeden or Michelangela. I may possibly have MPD, but I promise to no longer inflict my affliction on the good people of this community.
Ali- thanks for your best wishes... Gup- had arthroscopic knee surgery last Wednesday. On crutches for a while... Kirk- LOL "drive-by shoutings"... <G> peace everyone! k
Thanks Ali, I will post more soon. There is allot of great work here; so, thanks to sati for telling me about it! :)
Wistful- MY EX SAID THAT TO ME THE FIRST TIME WE MET! (he used Irish, though) What was funny is that I AM Irish so i totally threw him off and he couldn't finish the pick up. We both got tickled and the rest was history (at least for awhile) :) Misti lake- Scene 3... Interesting little dialogue you have there, lady! and i LOVED Kid Rock was never my hero! Me AKA Niki... wow, hon... do you need a hug? I really like "By the way does she know what he wisperd in my ear at 12:30 new years eve,,she doesn't want to know." If they only knew that they're nothing special... guys recycle lines like I recycle cans. Deeva- "Come Friday, there will be that moment as our eyes catch for the first time, and all the tension will dissolve I'm sure." Now I can better explain how I feel each friday to my lover. KALEAI- 12 things and then some.
Savannah Haze~ Thanks muchly. "No Time at All" is dedicated to the memory of Ed Wood. I pieced the Kid Rock story together with a Writer's Challenge list posted at projectgreenlight.com.
kevin urenda... I really like knife and hunter. they are both to the point and they really speak to me... especially hunter. I have felt exactly like that, and you have expressed it so well... thanks, flash
greysky... "sigh i" is fantastic... thank you! -flash
greysky... sorry, i meant to write some more about "sigh i." In particular, i thought it had a lovely flow to it, i got lost in the melody of the words you choose... i felt like i was floating... peace, flash
BOB has returned... I'm trying to make Allie feel bad, but dangit she just ain't cooperating. maybe she won't ever feel bad for seth. Should she? Is she just a bitch? or is she just being honest with herself? Misty- I sent "Kid Rock" to a friend who's an author... he really enjoyed it too... keep writing cause i'm reading...
Hey Kirk, Check out that link page now!! <a href="http://www.angelfire.com/art/jahpoetryonline/links.html">http://www.angelfire.com/art/jahpoetryonline/links.html</a> Thanks, Max :) P.S.-- Has anyone read my haiku subs? Just curious.
Hey Kirk, Check out that link page now!! http://www.angelfire.com/art/jahpoetryonline/links.html Thanks, Max :) P.S.-- Has anyone read my haiku subs? Just curious.
Sorry bout the double posting... Max
Kirk; I have this framed saying that dates about 1900, hanging in my kitchen with a thermometer that states. "There's so much Good in the worst of us, and so much Bad in the best of us, that it hardly behooves any of us, to talk about the rest of us." Misti; Glad to see you back on the page. It's wonderful to see the whole gang back actually. Let's rock these pages to another cool million!!! I just bought a CD of David Gray, (sigh) He's wonderful with a unique sound of his own. Am going to post some of his lyrics tonight. bk
I couldn't stop reading all the wonderful entries tonight... Stereophonics - "Caravan Holiday" was so perfect to put in song, I actually started singing it.. I loved it.."Seven day holiday in the rain with you" Do de do.. Hehe Pix - "Runner at Heart" was nicely worded and put together, I've always been a sucker for poems that end with titles... Anyways, it's a paradox, you want to feel secure, so you run away, yet you are depressed about it...I'm sure you'll find a person who will make you feel secure enough... or who will tie you down...*grins* ~Harem~ - "*Intensity" was .. Intense.. Reminded me a little bit the way Terry Goodkind describes making love. After reading this poem, I started going back on other poems you've done(I love that new feature that was put in!).. Quite a few I liked... thanks for the entertainment! ...thanks for giving me stuff to read at work everyone.. keep submitting!
Ali, I LOVED 'proof of life' !!! When I read it I just started bawling, I'm still having trouble containing myself even as I write this. I haven't posted for awhile, because I was trying to push away my feelings instead of deal with them and your poem jolted me back to my emotions. I don't know what to say I feel as if you've taken an excerpt from my personal drama and mixed your truth into it. Thank you, for being so honest and real in your work, it's almost heartbreaking. Once again, thank you! Much love and respect, Haley
flash, thank you for your response to my work. Those two poems were written over a year ago, but I shelved them since they seemed a little too raw at the time. I found them the other night, and they seemed less harmless in some way. All I can ever hope for is that some of what I write resonoates with someone besides myself, otherwise what would be the point in posting it? I am drowning in a sea of backed-up work... AUGH! Catch up with everyone later. k
harem~ in response to "liquid desire" i am totally feelin' that poem! :-) i often think of the phrase "liquid desire" as the only way to describe the feeling in the small of my back and the flutter in my heart when i see my loved one. :-) i am being cheesy, but i really loved it, and liked that you used "my phrase" in it. You are great! :-D
Kevin, "knife" is beautiful, powerful, moving. ~kiwi
To Stephen ~ Thank you so much for your comment on "Intensity" - *Smile To Violet~ Your comment on "Liquid Desire" is greatly appreciated ... *Wink ~Harem~
Kalea1969, Here's a suggestion for your untitled July 15th submission...Reprehensible Love... That is, being that you don't already have a title. Tell me what you think. And I love your writing, by the way. Max-Rom ;)
Haley~ Thank you! I am glad that you liked the poem...and that you could relate to it...That really means a lot to me...=) Love and sunbeams, Ali
BK ... Thank you for the comment on my poem. It was nice of you to acknowledge. I am just learning how to maneuver about in the new format So please be patient. Thanx again. Harem ... Thank you also for the comment and the story. That story is so true ...we dont know what we have till we lose it. Debra654 .. thanx for the comment. I think that my ending more or less was trying to say something that was hurting me inside. We are all guilty of "exploring" to some degree or another. We often dont see it as such tho. I just think I took it personally on this particular nite. I tend to keep all my troubles inside and brood...This forum is my therapy ...its how I vent and sometimes attempt to communicate with anyone who will listen. I appreciate your response. Please continue to comment, it makes me re-analyze my life at times.
Gala~ Wow...you made my computer screen smoke! Whew! Love the Tangos!! =) Love and peace, Ali
OK, quick technical question -- I see that all submissions now have a link code. How do you embed one of these into a message on the Board so it works? I didn't see the info anywhere (though I notice one or two people have mastered it so I know it's possible!) Rather than do a whole bunch of (probably incorrect) test postings I thought I'd just ask... (Kirk, perhaps on the page where comments are submitted there could be a brief sample, "To include the name of a poem in your comment as a link, do this yadda yadda yadda.")
Thanks Ali..... And Tanq! Oh my god man---what's to clean up? Love it! Gala
Wildflower---- That Look In Your Eye...ouch. But done to a sweet turn...excellent. Gala
Hey SC.... She'll self destruct...fine work girl...too long a time no see! I like the converational verse...you made it work! Gala
Gala; Wow, you don't know how much it means to get a compliment from you. Thanks so much. Tango One and Two, were just incredible pieces of work. Wind; All of your poems were just lovely, I loved each one of them. Beautiful work. greyskies; Your work lately has been awesome as well. Always look forward to reading what you write. ~
Echolocation ~ just cut and paste the link code into your message. That will make the title of the work appear in your message. Voila!! -Teej
Ohhhhhhhhh!!!!!! Weird!!! Here's that post again (hoping it's RIGHT this time!)....... Echolocation ~ just cut and paste the link code into your message. That will make the title of the work appear in your message. Voila!! -Teej
Apparently, using two sets of brackets in a message makes the words within those brackets appear next to the date....strange!! Echo, I'm sure you get the idea?!
Anywayyyyyyyyyy.....who here thinks that Don't Strain is too long and confusing?? (Sure, I'm stepping out on the porch with my hands up so you can blow me away) -Teej
Sister Gala; Incredible! 'Tango,' One and Two. You trying to burn down the house? Wind; Lover Moon, Beloved Sea was amazing as are the other two. But the moon is my mystical favorite. Tanqueray; Write it any way you want it, we'll read it! Terry; 'Moonsoon in the Desert,' Whew, get me a fan. Your writing is always a treat. Greyskies; Sigh I was lovely. Loved that one. Always love your writing. bk
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(Hee hee, now that I know how to stick names in here I'm indulging myself by putting in a LOT of them...) Gala - Tango One and Tango Two are great - and what a perfect title! (Ever since I saw "True Lies" I thought the tango was about the sexiest dance there is. YOu can keep your Dirty Dancing and your Lambada, baby, give me a tango every time!) Kevin - knife is another one that packs a lot of punch into a few lines. It's almost like a companion piece to Tanq's Requiem Isabella - You asked for some feedback on Forgotten, so for what it's worth here's my $.02. The first part is good, the way the writer keeps insisting they've forgotten even though obviously they're all tangled up in remembering (we all know THAT feeling). I also like the progression in the first 4 stanzas (lump in throat -> tears in eyes -> tears on face -> recovering). It might have been stronger if it had ended there, a nice circle; the remaining stanzas don't have the same "feel" and almost seem like they're a separate piece.
Madison~ Two Syllables: rich, painterly, deeply evocative and very moving. Gala~ From Tangos to Waltzes -- MY god woman, what a range! Tell Kirk that pastoral is GOOD... after all, I don't know how many more Tangos we could take without some rest. ;-> -tc
Thank you, Tanqueray Cowboy.
Tanq, You are a flatterer, and a shameless flirt. Never change. Gala
Madi... Oh Girl...you nailed it. You nailed it right on. If Goodbye is not the most horrible word in the language...so how's you, wench? Gala
Hey Echo.... Thanks...getting my sea legs back...glad you liked...hunting your stuff now! Gala
wind-- Who is my love? is beautiful. You seem like a real gentleman. If you really are, then you should have no trouble finding your love! Keep writing. I'd like to read more of your work!!
Hi and evening, Gala! vEry good to (see) you. Everything is [the following is an understatement of mammoth proportions, oh! such biting wit] 'good' on this side of the screen, and on yours? I'll have to email & give you the details. Madi
Ali-- Option One and Option Two has a lot of meaning. I understand where you're coming from. Your poems are really beautiful, and I understand how you are feeling. I think I'm in the same boat. So, good luck, and keep writing. :)
sk8bboard-I really enjoyed 1000 miles, the question I have always stuggled with is When do you stop believeing something can happen? or do you let hope always sit in the back of your mind?
Smiling Kat~ Thank you! I'm glad that you liked 'Option One and Option Two'...And I'm glad that you can relate to it...Good luck to you too! =) Love and thunder, Ali
Stephen, I hate to be the one to burst your bubble. Hopefully you realize this before you even read this. The poem that Lacey sent to you titled "..." is not an original work. Those are song lyrics. The artisi is Selena and the song is Dreaming of You. I hope that this isn't an upsetting fact for you.
Wow, Ali, your words catch in my throat. I am touched by the passion and soul of your work. Thank you.
Zots! Smiling Kat, I really like your stuff, especially waiting and waiting 2. They really strike home. As to being a gentleman, well, I am what I am. It is not the most popular thing in my town however. It seems as though we are a dieing breed, but it is a noble quest and true!
Amanda ~ of the MANY poems you submitted to The Blender today, I LOVED come back amanda Thank you for sharing it. -Teej
Misti ~ weclome back. :-)
Misti~ I am so thrilled to see you here. ~kiwi
Gala~ your tangos were fantastic. i don't know how you do it but you always do. *applause*
Thanks Violet.... Enjoying the chance to flex again.... Gala
violet, enjoyed your new submission stars and fire. Especially the visuals in the lines: “candy-apple-green eyes sparkle with fire” and “heat and passion will be offered up to the stars pulsing with life, there is love.” [very nice] ~ Madi
jesseandrews--Hey I'm fine with that, the writing did seem corny, and not original, again, like I said, I am more concerned with that just she sent it to me.. not who it was by... I know she isn't a one for poetry, she sings beautifully though, and does other artist's work. Thanks for the concern... but it wasn't necessary.
I have been reading here for about 7 months now. I find this to be an incredible site, rich in examples of the human mind -in, and out, of love. Of the many poets here, a few stand out like red on black: TJ Holland, Untamed Bird, h., Neon Screams, and greysky. In particular I would comment on TJ Holland's work. As I read, (if I do so slowly, concentrating on the precise wording) I begin to feel my emotions change to whatever I feel she/he is feeling as she/he writes. I didn't react this way at first, but as I really payed attention to the poems of this author, I saw how incredibly intelligent she/he is. And I began to see what she/he was truly saying. To her/him, I say "Bravo!!, The others will catch up, eventually. In the meantime, just know that I am reading, and with that, understanding." To all of the writers I have mentioned, your work may seem to be passed over as seemingly unimportant by the 'regulars' here, but do not let that discourage you, there are people reading who spend their time and careers reading and publishing works by the likes of you. I encourage all of you to continue to cast in ink all the glory that is in you.
You ever write something in an emotional fit and think it's the greatest and then read it later and realize how much you don't want your name on it because you were in a self-centered ball of woe is me? I hate it when that happens.
Zero~ 'Forever In A Heartbeat'...that was amazing...wow...I loved it... Love and truth, Ali
Michael~ I do that all the time...Frequently, smacking my forehead going, 'what was I thinking?'...So, I know what you mean...Love and light, Ali p.s. Michael? I always love reading your work...
wind~ Thank you...*smile*...you made me smile! Love and grace, Ali
Thank's Madison! It means a lot to me. *big grin*
exoticman... i loved "love in a storm" (is that the right title) well you know which one i mean. very nice. i love thunderstorms with a passion
Dear Violet, Thanks for the sweet comments I really appreciate it. Considering that I am new in here and surrounded by tremendous talent such as many others and you, I am grateful and flattered. It is obvious that poetry is not my forte. When you fall in love, sometimes passion flows and I feel like sharing. By the way, Thunder and lightening storms for some reason brings out another side of me :P. Well, you may know what I mean. LOL.
Violet- "Stars and Fire" is awesome. Your poem captures every essence of passion and Love. Great job! I loved it…
exoticaman~ yet another lovely submission! i really enjoyed your latest. i know that feeling well. :-) thank you.
Wild~Flower~ I love red white and blue... lovely new twist on patriotic colors. bravo! ;-)
Violet- OMG.... Too hot! LOL, :P
Michael~ Why don't you post blogs anymore? Thanks for the welcome.
Baby! Glad you're back!
TJ ~ Last year when I got Beth Hart's cd, 'Screamin' For My Supper'... I must've played it 10,000 times. I would have a different favorite from it every week. I finally gave it a rest...may be time to pull it out again?!
Isolde, are you still out there? Thanks for posting "You will be the Light" I was looking everywhere for it. If you know who recorded it, please post a comment here. Will be endlessly grateful.
jeezus dubal thats going a little too far, out of all here you are one that is truly not wanted so why stay? think the love of your life is here ? jus keep your bible in the christian chats and leave us alone k? and kirk i truly dont mind if you remove this remark i jus hope dubal reads it before you do
scqeen ~ Ya! Pull it out. I did the same as you. I listened to "Screamin' for My Supper" for a month straight, then finally moved on to another month long obsession. Got Beth out again a week ago and rekindled our aquaintance. LOL!!
Dubal ~ I think what jackrhyme may be trying to imply (though I'm only speaking for myself here) is that this may not be an appropriate forum for your devotions to Jesus. I believe in God too, but I only demonstrate my spirituality in places and at times that it will be effective and uplifting for me or others around me...most often that is a personal thing...reserved for church meetings, and quiet conversations with an interested person. And honestly, bringing religion up at times that it is not welcome is not doing God any favors, it just breeds resentment and closes people's minds. -Teej
exoticaman~ :-) *sigh* i love thunderstorms and poetry. including yours! you are beginning to weird me out a little. do we know eachother? are you someone i know hiding under a new name? the fact that i did in fact know what you mean about storms... and that you knew i'd know... kinda creeepy. i'm rambling, but really, do i know you?
wind; I love your writing, 'Visions of a Fool,' was wonderful. Write more please violet; your poems I look forward to reading. 'stars and fire,' and 'a prince who fed me,' were excellent pix; bless her soul, if only.....(sigh) exoticaman; 'My special Love,' simply wonderful Terry; Ah Darlin, you know you got a piece of my heart. Both poems 'To the Heart of the Matter,' and 'Reflecting a Shadow,' make waking up at 2am a real treat. Sister Gala; Well, I always say this one's my favorite, but 'Summer Ridge,'indeed this one is special, and you and I know for what reason. I'm going back to bed now. Sweet dreams you all! bk
BK~ thank you so much! I am honored that you like my 'stuff' i love your latest!(French kissing...) wonderful word choice in that poem. :-)
To Ali ~ "Hard to Explain" was beautiful..... And you did a marvelous job of Explaining it!!! Your choice of words continues to amaze me.... You express your feelings so well.... It is a pleasure to read your writing.... MORE... Please !!! ~Harem~ .
To Terry39 ~ "Dreaming Deeper" - was definitely DREAMY !!! I loved it..... You do have a way with words ! Thanks for sharing. ~Harem~ .
Harem~ *huge grin* Thanks! That means sooo much to me, coming from a beautiful writer such as yourself...Your talent never ceases to amaze me...=) Love and life, Ali
Ali~ 'pretty as a picture' was awesome! it was the lovliest thing i read today... light sounding... lots of emotion. very edible. ;-)
Where, oh where is Mirabeau?? I miss you!
Hi Whitney... Still around...and how have you been? Mira
Violet- I do not believe I know you, however I am a typical old fashioned person that is passionate about life. It is true that I enjoy Thunderstorms especially making passionate love during the storm :P, walks on the beach while the water breaks under my feet. I love the full moon, Sun sets. I am unpredictable, sometimes immature... Yeah, I am weird. LOL. I am also a fanatic about how my body looks. I enjoy working out, allot of activities. In addition, I am a work-a-holic. Is this someone you know? I doubt it. LOL.
violet~ Thanks! Glad that you liked! =) Love and light, Ali
John.... Baby-Girl just froze me in my tracks...an amazing sweet work...thank you...and please sir...may we have some more? Gala
To Anyone that can help me out How can you be sure that you are getting married to the right person? I mean how can you know!?! Du'Doll
Max-Room: Mahalo, Thanks.. I can see that title.. Because that is exactly what it was.. Titles are always hard for me. HEY! EVERYONE.. I have a question.. is it just me or does this happen to everyone.. Sometimes, when I am in a almost sleep mode... I tend to drift into this poetic mode. Some of my poems come at this time..Sometimes I am too tired to write... some I will jot what is on my mind down... I just thought it was funny. It also happens when I am walking..my mind seems to think in a poetic mode..
highpriestess ~ I !REALLY! liked this line..."Willows whisper somber songs, / I dream of you as the day runs long."
Du'Doll: I really liked ur lastest poems u submitted... Man can I relate to them.. "One Question" and "When you say".. Yeah I can REALLY RELATE..
Wind: Games we Play.. LOVED IT.. I know that one well too. U think people could be truthful.. I hear..if I told u the truth u'd leave.. but hey. I want the truth no games.. Let me make the decision.. Great Poem. Leigh: "How I feel" very good. I could very well feel the emotion in it.. :).. My poems.. By the way.. I swear I do write happy ones..Right now I am in a mood.. so I have to vent the best way I know how.
What can a wench say, but... MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMadison! Around his neck....yum. Gala
Thanks you, Gala! Glad you liked that one :)
Kirk; I just took the which military general are you most like test on your site...ha, this is funny, mine came out Eisenhower. bk
I am a little confused. What is this bible thing with dubal that I am seeing here? What is the problem with his posting biblical stuff? It is a deap love that some feal dor their gods. Is there something I am missing? Some one enlighten me on this?
exoticaman~ i guess i am mistaken. you are, however, oddly familiar somehow. sorry to act all crazy. :-P please keep submitting your excellent poetry! :-)
squeen~ i really liked 'revenge in lavender' wow! :-)
Wind, No offense...but this place is about Romantic love... and some have gone seriously overboard in their expression of religious fervor. There are sites for such...but this isn't it. Gala
i'm sorry for the confusion wind but it got pretty bad here a while back, with dubal, to the point of creating a lot of hate and discontent, he was never banned but did promise to limit himself to poems and not using the comments section as a box to preach from... what i most recently objected to was his using the title block of a poem as a new platform to preach from. like i say there is a lot more history here than just a rash comment and im sorry to create confusion in an otherwise wonderful place to post ....jack
To Kaleal1969 ~ About your question - as you fall asleep - you go into a poetry mode.... Yes, for me it kind of works that way..... I have had nights, that poems woke me up out of a sound sleep.... and if I go back to sleep - I often lose them... So, now, instead of running downstairs- half asleep - to key them into the computer, I keep a pad of paper and a pen, next to my bed, and I jot them down, when they wake me up.... and then I can go back to sleep. One night, I gotten woken up at least twenty times....and each time, I jotted the words down, piece by piece. When I got up in the morning, I took the pad with me to work..... Low and behold, I had the makings of five great poems.... *giggle..... Do poems wake you up in the night, begging to be written? I even wrote a poem about that.... look at the new submissions page.... and see.... *sigh... ~Harem~
Thanks Violet! I was inspired by 'The Bell Jar' by Sylvia Plath, which I finished reading last night.
BK: and 'cause I'm a super geek, I know that you thought it was better to lead from the back and not from the frontlines, and you're not a harsh a negotiator, same as me. On the other hand, You wanted to meet with the troops instead of plan, and you preferred to have a detailed plan instead of relying on your troops to be flexible, unlike me. (I actually have the tree of possibilities on the wall of my cubicle at work, as a decoration.)
scqueen - I adore Spirits Blue. Beautiful.
Thanks Madi ~ I guess it was sort of a bump to yours :-)
dubal, I see you've finished that "How to Turn Friends and Strangers Off to Religion" book.
Kirk; Wow, you are correct all the way, you really do have it figured out. That was fun to do, sort of like chess in a way, you know how your opponents mind works by the way they attack. I guess real guns would take it to a terrifying level, so I will just stick with chess. HA But, its given me a whole new light on the history of war games. bk
Du'Doll, First look at their spiritual qualities.. Does he match what God says a man should be to a wife... Does he fit the standards you have for a guy?...And when you pray, does the Spirit lead you to this guy? If you consider all of these things you will find out if he's the right guy. Love Dubal
Dubal, There is more. But I don't know if you know how to see that. Everything isn't a question of Christianity. There is something else that is involved. It is called love. It is like a entirely differant demention. One I never knew before. Love, Du'Doll
Du Doll - You can decide for yourself whether the fact that I'm divorced makes me less or more qualified to answer your question. The one thing I wish I had read BEFORE I got married is a quotation (I think from Oscar Wilde) that says something like, "marriage is what you should do only when nothing else is possible."
Du'Doll, I've never been married or engaged or anything like that, however, I know that when I do I won't ever have to question the feelings. I've come to find true love is loving like you've never been hurt. Hope that helps. xoxo elaina
HMS! How goes life?
I’m not sure there’s an answer. Or the answer is you can’t be sure. I remember my last marriage, telling everyone who would listen “you’ll know when it’s right, you’ll have NO doubt about it” Just like me! I was certain. Positive. Soulmates. Was I wrong? You could stay tuned to find out. But hopefully, not for as many years as I did. In retrospect, most of the relationship was a testamonial to Oxymorons. And I married Oxy (just call me Mrs. Moron). Today? I’m with Oscar. [see HMS above] Go with your gut (heart). And then your head. Or your head and then your heart. Just be sure to give heart and instinct equal time. And pay attention to little things that might irritate you now. Because those things only get worse, trust this. And much of what you fall in love with becomes the very thing that drives you mad in the end. Thank God for second chances, and best of luck with your first. May you never need to be thankful for the second, or the third, or the...
Seeing as I have a more time lately..it's good to read all the poetry that is submitted here .. it helps to clear my mind and know that I am not alone in the twists and turns of love. As I kind of caught up today, these poems in particular caught my fancy... DuDoll ..I liked all of the recent submissions especially Just a question Distant Moon.. I loved how you put together Addictionary Kalea1969 .. The Loss and Emotion , both touched me Isabella Svenska .. Forgotten could have been written to me .. good job keep up the good work all !!! Stevr
To Greysky ~ "A Thought for DuDoll" - Oh My God !!!! - That was beautiful !!! You made me shake and quake with intense feelings brought out by your deep tender words.... Even tears are running down my face, after reading this.... You are amazing!!! Yes, yes.... You are so right! You have cut the truth of the matter to the quick... You have captured the uncapturable!! Your talent in writing and your wisdom of life, is so evident here.... But above all, your ability to feel and put those feelings onto paper is overwhelming !!! Thank you for giving us insight on this question which plagues mankind !!! BRAVO !!! You are indeed a wonderful man !! ~Harem~ .
To the guppy ~ "Dew" - was incredible beautiful!!! Your sweet words rang like the peale of little bells to my ears - Your thoughts tickled my imagination like a soft little buttercup flower held to your chin, when the breeze blows the petals gently against your skin.... My favorite part was the last two lines, "and hold her disappointed hand like i'm supposed to" - You really got to me on these lines.. !! *sigh - thank you! ~Harem~ .
To scqueen ~ Revenge In Lavender was WONDERFUL !!! Your talent for writing is so evident here. Creative and Witty !!! I read it about four times.... I was so impressed...... You captured, completely, the devlish feelings that we all entertain at times.... I loved it !! ~Harem~
Harem ~ Thanks! Wow, I feel like I just accepted an award :-)
Du Doll, I figured love was already there considering if you are actually gonna marry somebody you already have made that clear that you love them. You know as well as I do, that God sustains marriages and restores them. So though marriage is based around love... Who is Love? Is it not God? So who better than he to know that if this is the right person or not. Love, the way the world views it, you know for yourself does not last, only love the God gives. The love I have for you as my dear friend will last until eternity, because I know God has given it to me. So my answer remains, pray, seek God, and follow his guidance. My prayers are with you. Love Dubal
dragonflyes - The poem you submitted called "comes the dawn" is, as near as I can tell, actually called "After a While," and is by Veronica A. Schoffstall. I checked this out a few months ago, because I liked the poem so much I was curious. And actually, I just did a search now on her name, and found what appears to be her actual web site at http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/8184/ Click on the link for "After a While" and see what she has to say about it... In fact I love the other poems she has posted there as well... Thanks for the submission... peace, flash
Dubal ~ I was just reading your comment to Du'Doll and a question arose in my mind... You said, "Love, the way the world views it, you know for yourself does not last, only love the God gives." Should I read this to understand that the love between a man and woman is finite, and relatively trivial in the sense of eternity? And then read your other statement, "The love I have for you as my dear friend will last until eternity, because I know God has given it to me." and understand you to be saying that your 'love' as a friend is infinite and more valid in God's eyes? I'm really curious and not trying to be hostile in any way. Another question(s) I have, that also is not hostile, but IS intended to make a point...Why are you still submitting poems that are off topic? Are you waiting for Kirk to delete them, or are you so caught up in what you THINK God wants you to do (ie: preach in inappropriate places) that you will go so far as to actually alienate God (and the idea of Him) among groups of people, or are you just trying to piss people off and alienate yourself via God? Just wondering... -Teej
You All; Two of my all time favorite books about spirit and love are Deepak Chopra's "The Path To Love," and Joseph Campbell's book "The Power of Myth." Both incredible paths to understanding and healing the human spirit through love. bk
Stevr - thank you for your comments, I really appreciate it :-)
Harem: "Begging to be written" is marvelous! So fun. So in tune with your Shakespearean spirits. Brava, author, author, more, encore, etc. etc. etc. Joe
TJ- thanks! I love that line to but the whole poem gets to me in so many ways... John- I love the poem baby girl it was well written and from the heart... Wind- when are you going to write more? I really like games we play and visions of a fool
Michael T, the oh-so-talented--how nice of you to remember bad little me (AWOL for about a year). I'm heartbroken, so of course had to check out the blender. It's helping.
Wow--I've just barely started reading the new subs, but I LOVE LOVE LOVE "Undone." Simple and powerful. And Michael, I'm sure your Heather is out there. Hang in there.
TJ, In answer to your question, the "love for my friend that will last an eternity" was given by God, and since God is the past, present, and future cause he has always existed, therefore my love is infinite only cause God gave it to me and that it is not of myself but a gift of God. (like salvation). The love God has for man is greater than any man for a women. We cannot comprehend it. The love of this world will perish because it is not pure love. (1 Corinthians 13:4-7) explains Godly love. Only God's children can know true love, cause only they know God. As for making people mad about my poems... I'm here to write poetry from my heart, and these are my intimate feelings for God. Yes they are off topic I admit, but I want to post my poetry so that others will read it, and see the hope and joy that I have in Christ. For I'm not out for personal glory, but for the glory of Christ my savior, and to point in his direction so that others may come to know Him. I'm not driving people away from christianity, it is their choice to follow, or not. When they stand before the judgement throne of God, the punishment won't be thrown on me for their unbelief, but theirs. The Bible speaks about this read it sometime, a lot of truth is in there. God Bless Dubal
HMS: Thanks for the feedback on Undone! It’s so gratifying to know when you’ve connected with someone else. This was one of those midnight inspirations that ~Harem~ and Kaleal1969 were chatting about: I was going to bed, took a quick look around my messy house, and the word “Undone” popped in my head. And it wouldn’t leave. So I got up, went to the whiteboard on my fridge and wrote “What in your life have you left undone?” And went back to bed. Still not enough. So I got up, went to the PC, wrote the poem, and *finally* got to sleep!
B.K. -- Power of Myth is amazing -- so excited to find there are others out there touched by it!
Dubalpoet -- It has been stated **explicitly** that this is a site for romantic works. Even the Bible says "There is a time to every purpose under heaven." I don't think this is the time/place for your religious works, heartfelt and sincere thought they obviously are.
http://pub49.ezboard.com/fpoetrylovers22018frm4 Dubal.... The link above is a good site for religious poetry...Tommy is a sweeheart, and will even help you make your own page. I know you feel the need to express your love of God...but the poetry lover's forum will welcome that sort of thing... The Blender is about romantic love.
Well, Dubal, thank you for your response. I don't think you really addressed what I was asking you, but then I probably should have been clearer. As for your suggestion that I read the bible sometime...I am kind of put off by your blatant assumption that I haven't. I hope you don't feel that you are the only person who has a personal relationship with God. I HAVE read the Bible, from front to back 3 times and then in sections, according to what I need or am looking for, for the last 20 years or so. I am quite familiar with the book, and quite familiar with the nature of God (as I understand Him). From reading your comment I get the sense that you are the type of 'Christian' that really doesn't understand human nature, OR the nature of God, and you believe that you are better, smarter, or more special than people you have judged to be sinners or 'lessers' than yourself. To me, that in itself is a sin. You say that you are trying to assist in the salvation of others and that you won't be judged for their lack of response. I think that you probably WILL be judged for YOUR unrighteous passing of judgement. I say you should probably just worry about your own salvation, and the fact that you think it's "in the bag". That kind of attitude comes right before a big fall. I could quote quite a few scriptures that I could use to back me up on this but, as with most passages of the bible, we can twist them to mean what we want them to. And besides, I'm done with the religious conversation here. I didn't even want to encourage you that way this time around, but your comment was so judgemental and so arrogantly pious that I just couldn't NOT respond. Anyway, there's no need to respond to me on this. I won't be talking about it any more. You seem to get off on the attention and use that to get pack up on your pulpit. I regret that this is such a harsh comment, and I now realize you're oblivious to what anyone, besides yourself, is saying. I really don't mean to trash you in anyway, but I just had to get it all out. And I'm done.
umm Wind do you kinda see what i was talkin about on past history now? HMS on your poem that was inspired by greysky's i think in so simple a picture you discribed everthing i wanted to say and more ... thank you for this... and lol we have coined a phrase, thanks to Gala, that we call "bumping", if a poem inspires us we "bump" it .. and i do thank you for the bump thanks Harem lol you left me no room for modisty lol but im glad you enjoyed the poem DuDoll i hope for the best for you jackryhme aka greysky
~*Zero#1*~ Done with the musical and back from Germany. How good it was to come home and read your writings. They're all wonderful. I'm partial to "At a Crossroads with a Drip" and "My Choice, My Decision" though. I miss talking to you. Call me and let me know how life is?
Welcome back, Laurel!
I haven't been posting here long, but after reading one self-righteous remark from TheDubalPoet, whenever I see any submission by that name, I *bleep* over it without reading. My eyes somehow automatically censor his/her off-topic remarks. . . Okay, that's already too much airtime . . .
~*Kevin*~ Thank you!! How I've missed being Blender-ified! It's good to be back home. It's suprising how home sick one can get over such a short period of time! I think it's easier when you have people(or jsut one person) at home who you miss terribly. Well, I'm off to see that person!! Whee! Love Always, Laurel
Hey Everyone, Thank you so much for all of your comments. Everything everyone said just told me is something I already knew. I knew the answer all along. I love this man. I want to spend the rest of my life with him. Honestly I couldn't see myself growing old, grey, and ugly with anyone else. The first thing that is on my mind every morning is him. All day I think about him, what he is doing, where he is, that sort of thing. Then at night as I drift into a sleep full of dreams, my last thought is of him. I always gave myself rules. A certain plan that had to be followed. He wasn't a part of it. In fact I hated him for as long as I knew him! But for five years he has kept trying. All I did was say yes one time. He has broken the wall that I had built around myself. And in return I have learned how to break my own rules. I have never felt so alive. I know our marriage wouldn't be perfect, but we are both willing to stick through it and work hard. Hopefully I won't have to move on to a second, but if so. I won't, couldn't be able to consider him and I a mistake. How will I know if he is the one unless I take a chance? All I know, or need to know is that I love him. Thanks so much everyone! Dubal Poet Sorry about all this, I know you are hurting right now. I also know that I have let you down by choosing now to come to WOL. But I am not supposed to go and I don't need to make excuses. The world is not on your shoulders. I love you. Du'Doll
BK ~ Drop everything! Go to the bookstore and buy "The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B." by Sandra Gulland. There are two more in the trilogy but I'm just half way through the first. It's historical fiction and such a story!! I can't put it down. I think you'd love it :-)
Stever - Thank you so much for the compliment on "Forgotten". It is such a good feeling when someone is touched by what you write and actually takes the time to comment. Thanks again!
To gardenguru ~ Thank you so much for your compliments!!! *blush I do have so much fun with writing....!!!! ~Harem~
Du'Doll, This decision is yours... whether I agree with it or not, this is your decision. And though I may not agree with it, I will support you 100%. You can rest assure my love and prayers are with you and him no matter what. I don't know if I understood correctly or not, but are you not coming to WOL? If not, then I just pray that your heart is in the right place. I'm not saying you should go to WOL, but I'm saying that it is a Big decision to not go.... especially when just 6 months ago you were positive that's where God wanted you. I'm praying for you dear friend, and no the weight of the world is not on me, Christ has taken care of that for me, but I'm always concerned about the people love the most. Love, Dubal
TJ, Just out of curiosity sake, have you ever accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and personal savior?
Just have a quote that I thought everyone might like...But, I can't remember who said it...Silly me... "Hate has a reason for everything, but love is unreasonable." Love and harmony, Ali
Dubal let me ask you sumething ok? Are you in secret... Gay? i mean that would explain a lot if you were trying to hide this part of yourself, not acknowledging this part would kind of stifle the feelings of love and leave you blind to what love is. now i have good friends who are good people and they are gay, they go to church as well so i don't think god will mind if you finally came clean. so are you gay? I mean for once in your life come clean and admit it ok? Then maybe you will finaly find out what love truly is
Kevin Urenda... What have you been thinking? WOW. Another gem. Compact. Concise. And oh yes...precious. Gala
Kevin; Wow, you made me stand at attention with 'for you,' I Love it! greyskies; 'A Gift,' almost made me cry. Beautiful Jack. scqueen; Book stores and historical novels are two of my favorite ways to melt the summer heat away. I like the title already, will check it out today. Thanks. bk
Wow Kev ~ Don't hold anything back :-) Beautiful.
TJ I loved your poem hurricane...It shows how some people who love someone very much would do anything to get to them no matter what it took.... When are you going to write more? Highpriestess
~*greysky*~ Reading the Dance left me awestruck and speechless. It is an amazing piece. ~*kevin*~ for you was such a thrill to read!! It has certainly been the highlight of my morning thus far(beating out the David and Goliath sermon even). Love Always, Laurel
Something you all might consider in this over-zealous religion thing. Some people can't get any but negative attention and they will take it any way they can. Maybe if you just ignore, skip over it and don't read it it will go away. But otherwise you are just adding fuel to the fire. Just my thoughts anyway.
Gala, B.K., scqueen, Laurel... Thank you for your kind response to my last submission. It is always gratifying to receive such kindness...
highpriestess ~ Thanks for your compliment! It sure makes a difference to know how people feel about our work, doesn't it? When will I write more? Hmmmmmmmmmmmm............when ever the urge strikes!! LOL! Actually, I've been fairly active in submitting here this month. More than usual it seems. Anyway, girl, I hope you put some more up here too. Love your stuff! -Teej
Hello Just wanted to know how I can add my own poems to your sight... I think this sight is so cool... I have got a few good poems for my honey and he likes is too!! Tasha Dorman Oshawa, ON
Mirabeau ~ I'd like to think you came out of hiding because I called for you :-) Whatever the reason, I will always regard your writing as tops. Thanks for your last two.
thank you my lady B.K. for your continued support i love all your work as well laurel lol i thought the length of this would scare most away but i do thank you for reading "the dance" and im most happy you enjoyed and if any one else would like http://www.xanga.com/beforedawn a place where all my stuff is lol well most.....
MichaelT-- I'm a long time reader and rare submitter to the Blender, but I have to comment on your poems. It's been awhile since I've visited, but once I read your latest, I had to go back and read the rest. They're all wonderful! Keep up the good work.
Actually Whitney...I did. I've been lurking a while. Didn't think anyone had noticed my absence. What is the line from the Kostner movie? If you build it, they will come? Well they also say not to speak the devil's name...that will learn ya! M.
Just catching up on some of the earlier subs. Found a lot of good stuff, but for where I'm at right now in the Blender of Life, Wistful, "Betrayed" was right on the money. (Actually, I'll see your betrayal and raise you--he not only showed me he loved me, he told me so all the time, and when I asked him MONTHS AGO if his feelings for me had changed, he accused me of being insecure: "how can you doubt me like that?" NOW he tells me he had doubts all along and it was probably "a mistake not to have told you." Well, duh...) I swear, I'm not playing this game any more.
~*Harem*~ You continually amaze and inspire me. ~A Gift ~ gave me a goofy grin I wore around all day. It's nice to think some beautiful things can be so simple. ~*pix*~ Amen on 100 Things i want in a guy !! 'Nuff said. ~*Madison*~ a truce had such beautiful imagery. I thoroughly enjoyed the read. Love Always, Laurel
Laurel, thank you so much. I’d been meaning to tell you how much I enjoyed reading Homecoming. It was sweetly-sad/happy and real; it sounded as if I were listening to a girlfriend tell the story over another day’s brew of coffee. – definitely an aromatic read.
Coutney ~ 'Puddles' was awesome.
Of course, I meant Courtney...oops
Thank you Harem for the beautiful poem,I cryed so much. (i'm a baby) that ment so much to me... I hope there will be happier days ahead for the both of us.. God Bless you. JCA (can you e-mail that poem to me please ?!?!?!?
Thank you Harem for the beautiful poem,I cryed so much. (i'm such a baby) that ment so much to me... I hope there will be happier days ahead for the both of us.. God Bless you. JCA (can you e-mail that poem to me please ?!?!?!?)
To Laurel Ahlfeld ~ Thank you so much for your sweet supportive comment !!! So glad that I was able to make you smile and grin ..... To SomeoneSweet ~ You are so VERY welcome.... I always go by my feelings, and they rarely lead me wrong.... Sorry I made you cry - but tears of joy - I like !!! ~Harem~ .
Harem~ Your latest submissions...WONDERFUL! Keep up the great work, girl!!! Love and light, Ali
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just went into a CHAT ROOM! What the hell?!?!? Is THAT society? CIVILIZATION?!! Holy Crimminy! Where has all the intelligence gone??! WHOA!! Never again...I promise! Never again!
Kirk ~ Happy one month anniversary (a day late)
Unchained... "Healing silence" is beautiful... it reminds me of a situation I find myself in all of a sudden. I guess I'll never understand the reasons why there must be silence, though... peace and love, flash
tj---amen to your observations of the chatroom subculture...and i emphasize sub...although, i do credit the existence of chat rooms for introducing me to a whole heap of dear distant friends, deevaa being one of them...and i might never have found the blender had dee not submitted something i wrote without asking permission first...ha off the subject, anybody out there hiring???...i can do anything that needs doing... later, gup
To DaleRhoades ~ THE BRIDGE I love it !!! It flows, it's beautiful and brilliantly descriptive.... I didn't read this poem..... I felt it... I was there.... BRAVO !!! Your writing is unique and mellow.. ~Harem~
To Ali ~ Thanks !!! *Wink ~Harem~ .
Dale Rhodes ~ I concur with Harem! THE BRIDGE is, in my opinion, the best written poem I have seen on the Blender this month!! Have you been writing for a long time, or are you just THAT great naturally?? And gup ~ I think, from what I've seen, that you are right- there could be good uses for chat rooms. Quite a few actually. But SHEESH! I was shocked at the savage and hedonistic 'behavior' I saw there. I went to a few rooms and they were all on par with the first. If that is an accurate sampling of humanity today, I'm ashamed to be human! (I'll be getting over the shock soon, methinks...mehopes) -Teej
Hey TJ? Know of a few poet chats that are normal...send me an e if you're interested...and promise...no one will ask for ASL, okay? And I agree---The Bridge is damned awesome. Who was that masked man? Gala
gup -- I miss you, you know. I thought you'd died, esp. since I've not seen you on ICQ or in my inbox in so damn long. gala (((hugs))) take care of YOU... ok? take care of your hearts, dee
I tried a chat room once and was completely intimidated about how to even start, so it's helpful to know I'm not missing out on anything! Do I want to know what ASL is? TJ-I'm not sure if you answer Dubal's important question: HAVE you accepted Jesus Christ as your personal savior? I guess I'm just a disrespectful headed-for-Hell Episcopalian, but that phrase just cracks me up. It reminds me of the airline people telling me to collect my "personal belongings." "Oh, excuse me, miss, I believe your Lord and Personal Savior is still stowed under the seat in front of you..." Sorry, folks, but I have to believe that God and Jesus both have a sense of humor. If not, I think I'd prefer to go to Hell, anyway.
harem- I love your poem only an angel, it is so sweetly written and from the heart...
Right on, HMS...to paraphrase Edward Abbey (he was talking about some other ideological fad), born-again Christianity is a "neurosis for which we do not yet have a name."